A Life Without Limits : A

World Champion's
Journey
 By
Chrissie Wellington
Little, Brown Book Group
Chrissie Wellington is the world's No 1 female Ironman triathlete, a
four times World Champion, having recently won the her fourth title
in October 2011 and the World Record holder. In 2009 she was
voted 'Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year' and in 2010 was
awarded the MBE.

She is the undefeated champion of Triathlon, having won thirteen

Ironman titles from thirteen races. She set a new World Record of 8
hours19:13 at Quelle Roth Germany in 2010, which slashed over 14
minutes from the previous record and where she was only beaten by
six men. She went on to improve this time by another minute in the
2011 race. She also set a new world record for the fastest ever
Ironman sanctioned event at Ironman South Africa in April 2011.

Chrissie has displayed unprecedented levels of stamina, strength and

competitiveness in becoming Ironman World Champion in only her
second event at Ironman level. Her victory in Kona, Hawaii in 2007
finishing five minutes ahead of her nearest rival was described as
the 'biggest upset in Ironman history' and 'a remarkable feat, deemed
to be near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their
first Ironman World Championships'.

She defended her World title in Hawaii in 2008 and again in 2009.
However a bout of severe sickness on the eve of the 2010 event
meant she was unable to make the start line to defend her title. She
bounced back in 2011 to retain her title in her most fiercely
competitive race to date, which adds another fantastic chaper to her
extraordinary sporting career.

This is the remarkable story of how a Norfolk girl - a 'sporty kid,

swimming, playing hockey, running, but never excelling and always
more interested in the social side of the sports scene' - became a
world champion.

Little, Brown Book Group

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